Urban planning fail

Mr Rayner defined modern Brisbane with projects like the Goodwill and Kurilpa bridges and redevelopment of some of the city's most iconic buildings including the Queensland Museum, QPAC and the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

But he cautioned that the rampant redevelopment of suburban areas around the CBD in recent years was a concern.

"We've got the old Queenslander areas here and a lot of the apartment buildings have made incursions into those areas, I think sometimes to the detriment of those spaces.

"I think some of the planning has been lacking, particularly in providing public amenities."

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